UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is the role of the police in the UK?
ATo protect life and property and prevent and detect crime ✓
BTo support the government's political goals
CTo collect taxes from the public
DTo run the courts system
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is To protect life and property and prevent and detect crime.
The role of the police is to protect life and property, prevent crime, detect crime and to bring offenders to justice. The police in the UK are not supposed to be political and should be impartial.
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